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Pravajya means "going forth" from home, the determination
to forsake the worldly life for the ascetic way. This is a characteristic
of the Jains, but also can be applied to Hindus. A.G.H.
Bowker, John, The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, New York, Oxford University Press, 1997, p. 762